Windlass brake mechanism.



H. HANsoN. WINDLASS BRAKE MECHANISM.

APPLICATION' FILED IAN. 26. 1914. LMMo Paten May 25, 1915.

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ATTURIVE Y THE NORRIS PETERS COA. FHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTUN. D. r:A

H. HANSON.

WINDLvASS BRAKE MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26, 1914.

lp'o Patented May 25, 1915.

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[NVE/WOR WITNESSES H. HANSON.

WINDLASS BRAKE MECHANISIVI. APPucATloN FILED 1AN.26, |914.

Ll' Patented May 25, 1915.

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THE NORII: PETERS CD., PHOTG-LITHO.. WASHINGIUN, D. C4

' TED STATES @FFEQE HENRY HANSON, 0F IVIIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

WINDLASS BRAKE MECHANISM.

Application filed. January 26, 1914.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY HANsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Vindlass Brake Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a new and improved windlass, referring more particularly to the brake mechanism thereof, and having for its object, among other things, to provide means controlled through the action of a single lever, whereby the drum will move under power in one direction, rotate freely in either direction, or be held against rotation in either direction, as desired.

`With these principal objects in view, it is my further object to construct a windlass having the functions above described, with mechanism of such simple design that it may be assembled with little or no skill and capable of withstanding the hardest kind of usage from weather and unskilled operators and yet maintain its permanent efciency.

To these, and other ends, my invention consists in the windlass, having certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference designate like parts in the several iigures; Figure 1 is an end view of my improved windlass with a portion of the wild cat and heaving ring removed; F ig. 2 is a sectional view thereof upon line A-B of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an inside view of the heaving ring and pawl, showing the position of the parts when the pawl is in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet disk; Fig. 4 is a similar view of the heaving ring with the pawl and the parts in the brake position; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the heaving ring with the parts in the relative positions shown in Fig. 3.

1n the practice of my invention, l provide a body member 1, which is preferably hollow to reduce the weight thereof, and having a base 2, by which vit is permanently secured to the structure to which the wind- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

serial No. 514,356.

lass is attached, and terminating in its upper end in a bit 3. Rotatably mounted within this body member is a shaft 4, having a drum 5 fixed thereon by a key 31, or other' similar means, and secured against endwise movement in one direction by the nut 6. Secured to said shaft upon the opposite side of the body member from the drum 5, is the ratchet disk 7, and rotatable thereon, between said ratchet disk and the wild cat 9, is the heaving ring 8. The wild cat 9 is secured to the shaft 4 by the key 32 and held against endwise movement by the nut 10. Said heaving ring is constructed with a laterally projecting flange 11 upon one side thereof, within which are the oppositely disposed cams 12 in the form of an inclined plane, as shown in Fig. 5. Pivotally mounted within said heaving ring, adjacent to one of the cams 12, is the heaving pawl 13, arranged so that the free end thereof engages the teeth of the ratchet disk 7. In the periphery of the heaving ring 8 is a socket 15 to receive one end of the lever 16, whereby means are provided for controlling the movement of said ring. The inner end of the drum 5 is provided with a flange 17, having an angular inner face, and within which is mounted the brake disk 18, which is fixed on the end of the rods 19 and 2O that are movably mounted within the body member 1, so that their free ends project through the opposite side of the body member and into the path of the cams 12.

Movably mounted in the body member is a stop pawl 21, which is held against lateral movement by a plate 22, and provided with a head 23 at its lower end, having a cam face 24 thereon. Fixed in the body member, opposite the stop pawl 21, is a lug 25, between which and the pawl 23 is a spring 26 which exerts its tension so as to force the pawl 21 upwardly, whereby it may maintain a constant engagementwith the teeth in the ratchet disk. Upon the outer edge of the heaving ring 8 is a cam 27 which moves in the path of the head 23 upon the pawl 21 and pulls the pawl out of engagement with the teeth of the ratchet disk. The lug 25 may be made integral with the body member or the wild cat 9 integral with the drum 5, if desired, asis usual in many types ofy windlasses, and in other details my invenrotation in one direction by the stop pawly 21Y engaging the teeth 'inthe' ratchet disk, and the heaving pawl 13 is alsoin engagement therewith. To rotate-the drum and raise the chain or rope that may be connected therewith, the lever 16 is moved to its extreme forward position, indicated bythe broken lines 28 in Fig. 1, at which time the pawl 13 'will contact with the Vend :of 'the rod 19.. During the movement of the lever between the positions above described, the shaft 4, and drum 5 connected therewith, are rotated through the engagement ofthe pawl 13 with the teeth in the ratchet disk 7, the stop pawl 21 beingforced out of its engagement with the teeth against the spring 26. While the lever 16 Vand heaving pawl 13 are being returned to the Zero position, the stop pawl 21 prevents the return movement of the shaft and drum. If it is desired to allow the drum to run free in the opposite direction so that the rope'or vchain may run out therefrom, the leveris moved to the position indicated by broken lines 29 in Fig. 1, and the heaving pawl 13, by its engagement with the free end of the rod 20,

is lifted out of its engagement with the ratchet disk and the cam 27 has engaged the cam face 24 upon the stop pawl 21 and withdrawn the same from its engagement with the teeth in said ratchet disk. The drum is now free to rotate in either direction, but in use the pull upon the chain or rope usually causes it to rotate in the direction opposite to that given by the heaving pawl. To stop the drum the brake mechanism is operated, which consists in shifting the lever 16 to the position shown by broken linesv 30 in Fig. 1', atwhich time the pawl 13, by reason of its engagement with the rod 20,'is forced outwardly so that itjengages the inside of the flange of theV heaving ring 8 adjacent to the recess 14, and holds `the heavingdisk from further rotation in that direction. While being'moved to ,this posi-vi tion the cams 12 within the heaving ring' engage the ends of the rods 19 and 20 and move them endwise through the body member, thereby forcing the peripheral face of the disk 18 against'the angular inner face of the fiange 17, the friction thereby caused being suflicient to almost instantly stop the drum against rotation. The cam 27 during this action retains its engagement with the head of the stop pawl 21. These operations are repeated by manipulation ofthe lever 16 as desired. In Fig. 3 I have illustrated the relative position of the cams Vconnected with the heaving ring, the heaving pawl, stop pawl and lever when in their zero po- With the device as herein described, the

required mechanism is very simple and compact, being so arranged `as to be readilyV assembled and capable of withstanding very Arough usage, and is. manipulated with Va single lever, the relative positions of which determinethe action or non-action Yof the Y drum and wild cat'. v Y I Vithin the spirit of my invention minor 'changes and.` alterations can be made, asideV against endwise movement thereon; a Y

ratchet disk connected with said shaft; a heaving ring rotatably mounted upon said shaftand held against endwise movement; a pawl connected with said heaving ring and having engagement with the teeth'in said ratchet disk; and brake mechanism for holding the said drum against rotation, having a part that engages the inner end of said drum and actuated from the said heaving ring' inV a line parallel with said shaft.

2. In a windlass, the combination with a body member; of a shaft rotatably mounted therein; a drum fixed to said shaft and held vagainst endwise movement; a ratchet disk connected with said shaft; a heaving ring rotatably mountedupon said shaft and held against endwise movement; a pawl connected therewith and engaging the teeth of said ratchet disk; brake means having connection at one end with said drum and actuated by said heaving ring in a line parallel with said shaft; and means for holding said pawl out of engagement with said ratchet disk while' said'vbrake mechanism is being Y operated. Y Y y 3,'In a windlass, the combination with a body member; ofa shaft rotatably mounted therein; a drum fixed tosaid shaft and held against' endwise movementV yin relation to said body member; a brake disk at the innerV end of said drum; one orrmore members connected with said brake disk and Vprojecting through the oppositeV side of said body member; a ratchet disk fixed to said shaft; a heaving ring rotatably mounted upon said shaft, having cams thereon corresponding in number with said members; ratchet disk While said cams are in engagea paWl connected with said heaving ring and ment With said members. 1o engaging the teeth in said ratchet disk and In testimony whereof I affix my signature means for moving said pawl out of engagein presence of tWo Witnesses.

ment With the teeth in said ratchet disk, the HENRY HANSON. relative location of the mounting of said Witnesses:

pawl and the said cams being such that the GEORGE it). HALL,

said pawl is out of engagement With said FLORENCE H. MoNK.

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